Accounts Assistant

An Accounts Assistant is required to join a busy SME business based near Reading for a period of 6 months. If you are an immediately available finance professional with significant experience covering all aspects of sales ledger, banking and month end reporting then please apply to find out more.

This is a critical role within the finance team of five which will suit a candidate used to working with a high degree of accuracy and who has the ability to pro-actively resolve issues quickly and efficiently.

The Role

In this temporary Accounts Assistant role there is particular emphasis on the sales ledger and credit control, including the collection and processing of receipts and preparation of balance sheet reconciliations (including bank) assistance with month end and production of reports, preparation of cash forecast.

You will also be responsible for assisting with month end, the production of reports, journal posting and preparation of cash forecasts.

Your Profile

The successful temporary Accounts Assistant will be an experienced transactional finance professional who is immediately available and can demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in previous roles. Experience of sales ledger processing and basic debt chasing is critical and highly desirable. It is therefore essential that you are comfortable solving queries on the phone and working independently to solve invoicing and collection problems with minimal guidance in a busy and demanding environment.

The Company

Our client is a growing UK based business within the consultancy sector with its headquarters based in modern offices near Reading. You will be part of a compact finance team of five people so being a team player is essential. There is ample parking available and the nearest train station is a mere ten minute walk away.

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